It's officially been four decades, but this Kiwi anthem has remained truly iconic. Forty years ago this week the beautiful and catchy wait Poi E was created in the southern Taranaki town of Pātea. Laura Mendes, the chair of the Pātea Māori Club said that getting to celebrate the song is "very emotional but beautiful time," said Pātea Māori Club chair Laura Mendes in a statement. Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine and Ngā Rauru) will be among those celebrating.

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